Ramona’s Smoking Cannon Brewery: New Owners, Same Passion for Beer and Live Music
A few months back, Ramona's lone craft-beer operation, Smoking Cannon Brewery, was purchased by a married couple with roots in the community extending to its li...
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Planet Nü Nü Playlist – 7.27.25
Anamanaguchi – Rage (Kitchen Sink) The Sines – I Heard A Rumor Niis – Low Life Tame Impala – End of Summer Alkaline Trio – Oblivion The Charlatans – We Are...
Brewing Up Fear: Villains Transforms Half Door with Horror-Inspired Theme
The two-year-old Anaheim beer company that took over Modern Times' huge Leisuretown facility recently took over and reopened the old Half Door Brewing. In doing...
Loudspeaker Playlist 7.20.25
7 p Cheap Leis - Don't Sing Aloha Pitchfork - Rana Gregory Page w. Jason Mraz - Right Now, Not Tomorrow (European tour in September). Kitty Plague - Lil Dro...
Planet Nü Nü Playlist – 7.20.25
Wavves – Way Down Jay Som – Float (ft. Jim Adkins) Moving Mountains – Cars Rocket – Wide Awake NOFX – Barcelona Strawberry Fuzz – Look My Way Nine Inch Na...
Arcana Brewing Brings Distinctive Craft to Carlsbad’s Beer Landscape
There's a business park in Carlsbad, just north of Palomar Airport Road where three local breweries have been established. Of them all, the one that's stuck is ...
Planet Nü Nü Playlist – 7.13.25
The Beths – No Joy Fit – Life So Nice Matt Maeson – Downstairs Kelcey Ayer – Don’t Look Down Kelcey Ayer – No Sleep Deftones – My Mind Is a Mountain Kurt ...
Helix Brewing Celebrates 10 Years with Music and New IPA
It's been 10 years since Cameron Ball took a leap and opened a brewery in his hometown of La Mesa. Over the past decade, Helix Brewing has won over locals and ...
Thorn St. Becomes Little Bird: New Name, Same North Park Roots
Since 2013, when it debuted in a domestic space featuring a split-level tasting room, Thorn St. Brewery has been a fixture in North Park. Even after establishin...